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Camp UBPN 2022

Camp UBPN 2022 -Registration starts June 1, 2020

Location: YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado U.S.A.

Dates: June 24 - 27, 2022

Awareness Week T-Shirts are available in our store!

Mon - 13 Sep
Jordyn Whiting

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Awareness Week T-Shirts are IN!!!

Come check out our UBPN store for our new Awareness Week T-shirts! They are available in sizes from Youth XS to Adult 5X, with prices ranging from $15-$26.

Awareness Week starts October 17th, so order early to make sure they arrive in time. Follow this link and scroll to the bottom: https://ubpn.org/home/support/store/ubpn-items-for-sale

UBPN 2021 Scholarship Winners!

Mon - 16 Aug
Christopher Janney

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UBPN 1st Place Scholarship Winners!

Congratulations to the 2021 UBPN academic scholarship 1st place recipients John Wiehe (OBPI) and Declan O'Hara (TBPI), each to be awarded $500! There were many excellent applicants again this year and UBPN congratulates ALL applicants on their endeavors.

Two 2nd place winners (to be awarded $250 each) will be announced in the next few days, as it was difficult to choose just one person for each category as each and every applicant is more than worthy of this scholarship!

UBPN would like to thank our two anonymous donors who have made these scholarships possible, and we’re excited to continue to offer these academic and trade school scholarships again in 2022! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Meet John Wiehe - John has an obstetrical brachial plexus injury and doesn’t let anything stand in his way! A few words from John: “My thanks to the UBPN scholarship committee, I hope to use this scholarship in pursuit of my goal towards working in a Children's Hospital. For my BPI community, mental health and physical health are intricately intertwined, be sure to "do your exercises" for both. Much love to all.”

Meet Declan O’Hara - Declan has a traumatic brachial plexus injury and is proving that you can do anything you set your mind to! A few words from Declan: "Thank you UBPN for believing in me and helping me pursue my dreams. This scholarship will help me continue my studies in the Electrical Engineering program at Oregon state university this fall. Thank you again for UBPN in supporting all of us with BPIs and believing in each and every one of us, it means more than words could ever express."

UBPN 2021-2022 2nd Place Scholarship Winners!!

Mon - 13 Sep
Jordyn Whiting

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UBPN 2021-2022 2nd Place Scholarship Recipients!

Here is the long-awaited announcement of our 2nd Place co-awardees of the 2021-2022 UBPN Academic Scholarship. Congratulation to Brianna Morillo and Sophie Visser, each awarded $250!

Brianna says: "Thank you so much to everyone at UBPN for running an amazing organization that has offered myself and so many others support with their injury. I am honored to be one of this year's scholarship recipients and will use it to continue my education in electrical engineering. I would like to say as a message for everyone to not let your injury hold you back, we can do anything we aspire to- even though we might need a little modification. Thank you again!"

Sophie says: "I want to thank UBPN for awarding me this scholarship. This gives me the opportunity to study my masters in Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology in Dundee. Establishing oneself in the scientific community isn’t easy with a disability, so thank you UBPN for supporting me, as well as many others, along the way."

Again, congratulations Brianna and Sophie! To everyone else, be on the lookout in the spring to apply for the 2022-2023 scholarship.

FREE Virtual Camp!! Sat, July 24, 2021, 10am - 8pm CST - Register TODAY!

Sat - 12 Jun
Christopher Janney

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FREE Virtual Camp UBPN - Register TODAY!

Sat, July 24, 2021, 10am - 8pm CST

FREE for the family, includes one t-shirt, and then you can purchase additional t-shirts for $10!

We are going to have a jam-packed day of awesome speakers bringing you lots of great information and roundtables where you can talk to and hear from other parents and those injured! We will have Tiffany Yu (Diversability advocate), Kiana Clay (Olympic Snowboarder & motocross champ), Paul Fejtek (summited Mt Everest, ironman triathlete), Tom Wheeler (Mt Bike-race champ, NotBroken), Jess Munter (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champ), Chris Hacker (NASCAR race-car champ), Dr. Art Armenta, Landus Anderson, Sarah Kelly, Cindy Auerbach Servello OT, Myomo, Dr. Ryan Endress, Morgan Gray, Atty on Social Security Benefits, and several others!! Plus we will have breakout sessions for Moms, Dads, Siblings, Injured, and Spouses/Significant Others.

Get registered by JUNE 30th to receive your t-shirt by the event date!!!

After you register, please email me proof of registration and your t-shirt size and the address to send your t-shirt: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Included t-shirt below!! (t-shirt is a light blue)

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Mission

Our Mission Statement
The United Brachial Plexus Network strives to inform, support, and unite families and those concerned with brachial plexus injuries, its treatment and prevention worldwide.

Our Shared Vision

Increase AWARENESS of and work towards the PREVENTION of brachial plexus injuries.
Provide SUPPORT for families and individuals affected by brachial plexus injuries.
EDUCATE medical and legal professionals, politicians and the general public on the issues surrounding this disability.
Create and maintain a NETWORK of information and support that will UNITE all those concerned with this injury worldwide.

Articles of Incorporation are available on the Massachusetts State website along with information about our incorporation.